AP WORLD TIMELINE
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Updated: 27 Sep 2017
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Abraham and Sarah begin the Journey to JudaismMoses leads Hebrews out of Egyptian slaveryKing David unites and builds the KingdomKing Solomon creates First Temple in JerusalemAssyrians destroy Northern Israelite KingdomBabylonians destroy first TempleSecond Temple created and dedicated by Ezra and NehemiahThe Indus River Valley civilization starts to developThe Aryan invasion startsThe Vedic Age beginsThe major Upanishads are writtenThe Epics and Puranas are writtenThe Maurya Empire is foundedThe Gupta Empire is foundedThe Gupta Empire fallsBuddhism first enters ChinaFirst Zen patriarch Bodhidharma arrives in ChinaLife of Shakyamuni Buddha, based on whose teachings Buddhism developedBirth of the BuddhaFirst Confucian temple outside of QufuEnd of Han DynastyTeachings of Confucius(called antalects) inscribed on slab at the Imperial AcademyBirth of ConfuciusConfucius became the minister for crime in the State of LuDeath of ConfuciusLao-Tzu is bornChuang-Tzu further develops Daoist philosophy.Immortality Daoism developsCalling of AbrahamBirth of Jacob, later to be called IsraelJoseph is sold into slavery in EgyptThe Exodus beginsDavid becomes king of IsraelDavid's son Solomon becomes king. He later builds a temple in Jerusalem to honor God.the Kingdom is divided into two sections: Northern (Israel) and Southern (Judah)Periods
Rise of Mahayana BuddhismRise of Mahayana BuddhismReign of King Kanishka; Mahayana Buddhism spreads to Central AsiaDaoism developsThe Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Nei-yeh, Huai Nan Tzu, and Ma-wang-tui manuscripts were composed.Lao Tzu was treated as the god. Cults of individuals searching for immortality and a holistic philosophical system called correlative cosmology came about
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